# Accident 20051003024729A: Pilats PC6B2H2, Deland, FL, October 3, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2005, 14:45 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Airport: Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0697° N, 81.2894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0697&lon=-81.2894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7895J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7895J-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2 (registry code 7090213, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-6-b2-h2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATS PC6B2H2
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,164 total, 43 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051003024729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, AT APPROXIMATELY 1445 EDT ON OCTOBER 3, 2005, N7895J, A PILATUS PC-6 "PORTER" TAILWHEEL TURBOPROP SKYDIVING AIRCRAFT PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENTERED A STEEP NOSE-UP ATTITUDE IMMEDIATELY AFTER AN INTERSECTION TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 5 AT DELAND-TAYLOR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KDED), DELAND, FL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON ITS SEVENTH FLIGHT OF THE DAY WITH THIS PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL BEFORE STALLING, AND BEGAN A STEEP DESCENT WITH LEFT YAW. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY, LEFT WING FIRST, IN A SLIGHTLY NOSE-LOW ATTITUDE. PILOT CRITICALLY INJURED, STILL UNABLE TO PROVIDE STATEMENTS. PILOT'S SHOULDER HARNESS WAS FOUND TIE-WRAPPED AND STORED IN OVERHEAD STRUCTURE BEHIND A CLOSEOUT PANEL. TWO JUMPERS RECEIVED A BROKEN LEG; ONE A BROKEN ANKLE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. POWERPLANT SHOWED EVIDENCE OF HIGH SPEED ROTATION, AND CONTROL CONTINUITY CHECKED GOOD. REQUIRED INSPECTIONS AND AD'S HAD BEEN LOGGED. THE POH SPECIFIES NEUTRAL ELEVATOR TRIM FOR TAKEOFF. MEASUREMENTS OF THE ELEVATOR TRIM MECHANISM REVEALED THAT AT TIME OF IMPACT, THE ELEVATOR TRIM CORRESPONDED TO 56.5% OF THE DISTANCE BETWEE          N NEUTRAL AND FULL NOSE-UP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA06LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA001), Oct 3, 2005: Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2 (N7895J), Deland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect setting of the stabilizer trim and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff initial climb, which resulted in a stall. A factor contributing to the accident was…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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